So
sorry it's been a couple seconds. So to update you in a bout a sentence I had
to leave New Zealand it tore my heart out went home for about a month and a
half got a job, got my reassignment to Georgia for a week later, quit my job,
moved to Georgia! Anywho now that you're updated here's the good stuff 😂 sorry it's long but I swear it's worth the read..
So
my mission president, President Needs, is brand new. The previous mission
president, President Clayton, was in the high risk zone so they sent them home. So president Needs was actually just serving a normal senior couple mission
with his wife in the Congo. And then they just got a call one day like "hey you're getting transferred tomorrow to Georgia, also you're the mission president okay
cool bye". So he's brand brand new and like never went to the mission president
seminar mtc thing so he has 0 training. RIP to him, hes doing awesome so far
tho! And then the week he arrived Salt Lake sent home all elders at 18 months
or more and then everyone with any health issue which was like 90 something
missionaries. So when I got here there was only 60 missionaries and they were
like you are the first intake of 220 missionaries we are getting this transfer.
So we were the lucky ones once they hit about 100 more they will run out of
housing and cars and everyone will have to live in hotels and drive rental cars
for who knows how long isn't that insane!
So
here's actually the good stuff.
So
my area is this tiny town called Jackson. I don't know if you've ever watched Stranger Things but it was actually filmed here it had the exact same weird
vibes you'd think that small town had. It's weird but it's also fetching
hilarious. So like when you introduce your self and say were you are from, instead
of saying the town you say the county, I don't know why but 🤷♀️ so no joke the name of my county is Butts County. And the main thing this town is known for is its giant donkey farm 😂. Also apparently Chick Fil A was invented here they are
really proud of that.
It's
cool everyone here is totally obsessed with the Savior like they talk about him
all the time but In like normal conversations. It's cool. They also fetching
love missionaries and will always roll down their window and wave and give us
free food but they aren't Interested in learning more because they already got Jesus in their heart apparently. But they will like cheer us on and thank us
for what we do. But every person does that 😂 so the works super slow
but its definitely entertaining.
So
we are still in quarantine here and our neighbors (we live in an apartment) are
in this Christian rock band and are like playing till like 3 in the morning but
honestly I don't mind their music is actually a bop and its church music, I
might need to ask for a CD. But we are teaching them ... kind of... he feels
bad that we are so young and uneducated apparently so he will let us come over
and he'll ask us different questions he thinks people will ask missionaries and
see what we say and then he will critique us with the correct information let
me tell you hes got some interesting ideas about God and he also teaches us how
to in his words"how to not teach awkwardly" 😂 hes sweet. 🤷♀️
ALSO
the branch here is so cool. We don't have a building yet so they rent out a room
at the bank . We have a decal in the window now so that's cool. We got it this
week. But the branch is funny every single one of them is SUPER quirky and they
are all related but honestly it's so entertaining they are literally hilarious
they say things sometimes that really should never be said, if they had a
filter but it's pretty funny. They will just talk for days and roast everyone
also they all fill you in on the latest gossip weather or not you want to know.
Some people will invite us over to do service for them but then will just park
a chair next to where we are pulling their weeds and then just rant about their
friend Janeya who was apparently flirting with the members brother. And that's
about it. We cant leave the house unless its for service or to pick up dinner.
But apparently Georgia lifted the quarantine mandate today and everything
is opening back up. So who knows maybe we will get to go proselyte soon.
So
my companions name is Sister Widing shes hilarious, we definitely are very
different people but shes cool. Shes has some very extreme views on the world
gets irritated really easily by random things and will start ranting and I
think it's so funny. Like we will be just buying groceries and shell get mad at
the how the vegetables are in the back of the store and how America doesn't care
about healthy eating anymore and how the government is just waiting for us all
to die off of diabetes so they can start fresh. And redo the whole justice
system.... apparently. So shes keeps me entertained.
And
ya that's about it from me basically it's the weirdest small town in the us and
I love it so much 😂 I should probably go we are about to go
the the tractor store to look for overalls to wear when we go peach picking
later 👌
Keep
me updated on whats going on with yall !!! I love you and miss you! -sister
berrett
Pictures:
This
duck was just following me around and literally wouldn't stop following me till
I picked it up
My
comp
Our
new branch decal
So
the same guy who made mount Rushmore did one in georgia too and it's actually
way bigger and cooler in person it just rained so it looks like it was
scratched in the mountain but it's like this massive carving. my comp wanted to
go see it because apparently it's a carving of Confederate soldier's so she
wanted to go so she could know where to go when she comes back so she can
protest. 😂 (honestly she gives me the biggest MJ
from Spiderman vibes 😂💛)
